Smoothing-iron.



No. 807,729. PATENTED DEC. 19, 1905. LY. DAVIS. SMOOTHING IRON.APPLICATION FILED 00T.10,1904.

INVENTUR WITNESSES ATTORNEY UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Dec. 19, 1905.

Application filed October 10, 1904. Serial No. 227,963.

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, JOHN W. DAvIs, a citizen of the United States,residing at Pittsburg, in the county of Allegheny and State ofPennsylvania, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inSmoothing-Irons; and I do declare the following to be a full, clear, andexact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilledin the art to which it appertai'ns to make and use the same, referencebeing had to the accompanying drawings, and to the figures of referencemarked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

My invention relates to a new and useful improvementin smoothing-irons,especially to the character of irons having a handle portion adapted tobe removed when it is necessary to apply the same to a warmer iron.

In the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification, Ihave illustrated my invention by several views, in which Figure 1 is aside elevation of my improved iron, showing the means employed inlooking the removable handle portion. Fig. 2 is a top plan view of thesame, and Fig. 3 is a bottom view of the handle portion. Fig. A is atransverse section illustrating the connection of the handle and body ofthe iron.

Numerals of reference designate like parts throughout the several views.

The numeral 1 represents the body portion of the iron, on the top ofwhich and integral with the same are formed the securing-lugs 2 2, theinner face of each lug being undercut on an angle forming a dovetailedsocket to receive the handle portion 3. Pivotally seated in a support 4,formed integral with the removable handle portion 3, is a pawl 5, formedon one end of which is a post 6, seating in a helical spring, the upperend of which abuts the under side of one end of pawl 5, the other endbeing formed into a tapered portion adapted to engage teeth 7, formed inthe top of the body portion 1, when said spring is in normal position,and disengaging with said teeth when the spring is compressed by pres-.

sure on post 6, as will be evident. A flat spring 8, secured to thehandle portion 3 and having a bearing on the engaging end of the pawl 5,will aid in keeping this member firmly in its seat. The bottom orengaging portion of the handle 3 is formed with a slight taperlongitudinally that is wedge-shaped in the direction of its length, asseen in Fig. 8, so as to wedge between the lugs 2 2, the two lugs at oneend of the iron being slightly closer together than the opposite pair,so as to receive the narrow part of the handle portion. The under sideof the handle portion is provided with the engaging projections 9, fourof which engage the lugs 2 and rest upon the top of the iron body, whilethe remainder simply rest upon the body. This is for the purpose ofreducing as much as possible the contact between the body portion andremovable handle and also affords an air-space between the two members.By this means of reducing the contacting surfaces of the iron betweenthe two bodies it will tend to keep the handle portion cool.

It is understood that the gripping portion of the handle 3 will be madeof wood or any substance that does not retain the heat.

1, which is necessarily detached during the period of heating, theoperator simply catches hold of the handle portion 3 and by guiding itbetween the securing-lugs 2 2 until the pawl 5 becomes seated in theteeth 7 the handle will become firmly attached to said body portion. Thelongitudinal edges of the projections 9 which engage the lugs 2 areslightly inclined outward to adapt said projections to snugly fit intothe dovetailed recesses formed by the lugs 2 2 and preventing the handlefrom being pulled upward from its seat. The pawl 5 engaging the teeth 7and being held in position by the spring 8 will prevent the handle fromany backward movement. When it becomes necessary to remove this handleportion 1, the operator simply presses down on the end of the pawl 5,thus lifting the engaging end from engagement with the teeth 7, and thenslides said handle away from its seat between the securing-lugs 2 2.

Having thus fully shown and described my invention, what I claim as new,and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. The combination with a smoothing-iron having a removable handleportion, of securing-lugs formed on the top of the body portion, saidlugs having their proximate faces undercut, projections depending fromthe handle portion and having their opposite faces inclined to engagethe undercut portions of the lugs, additional projections depending fromthe handle portion to bear on the body portion, a locking-pawl pivotallysecured to the handle portion and arranged to engage teeth formed in thetop of the body portion, and a spring bearing against the locking-pawland handle portion and having an air-space WVhen it is desired to usethe body portionto insure normal engagement of said pawl and teeth.

2. Thecombination with a smoothing-iron having a removable handleportion including abase, of securing-lugs formed on the top of the bodyportion, said lugs having their proximate faces undercut, projectionsdepending from the handle portion and having their opposite facesinclined to engage the undercut portions of the lugs, additionalprojections depending from the handle portion to bear on the bodyportion, a locking-pawl pivotally secured to the handle portion andarranged to engage teeth formed in the top of the body portion, and aspring bearing against the locking-pawl to insure normal engagement ofsaid pawl and teeth, the base of the handle portion being longitudinallytapered and the securing-lugs being positioned on the body portion inrelative relation to receive the tapered base of the handle portion andmaintain it in predetermined position relative to the body portion.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

JOHN W. DAVIS.

Witnesses:

EDWARD WILGING, JOHN H. TREM'ELLEN.

